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February 2010

Life in Poland

Security!

Security guards like me. What can I say? I’m a friendly person. Chris, who is a big fat liar Security guards remember me, too. I guess not very many American ladies come through their offices too often. An age-old…

Life in Poland

By Easter he was with me

When I came to Poland, he was living with his girlfriend, his parents stockpiling vodka for their future (yet unplanned) wedding, but by Easter he was with me and not with her… …and it had nothing to do with…

Life in Poland

Getting Sick in the Village

I learned that as a first year teacher, I was bound to get ill often, and as a first year teacher starting her career on a different continent, I would get ill very often. Mutated germs, I guess. I…

Life in Poland

Baaaaaah!!!

My vampire books are officially ruined. It’s a shame really. They were soooo good. That is saying something coming from someone who has somehow avoided all vampire literature in the past and pretty much anything that can be classified…

Life in Poland

My vulgar little Rosie

Rosie is just now really starting to speak. Strangely enough she prefers Polish, while Lizzie at the same age preferred English. Lizzie’s preference for English stopped when she started Pre-school. Ho-hum. Rosie’s little voice and her sweet, little sentences…

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I am a Lucky Duck! Part 2

Gosia has given my blog a lovely and unexpected gift. Thank you so much. The “I love your blog” will certainly help brighten up my page. I am a Lucky Duck. Sweet!…

Life in Poland

Valentine’s Day

I remember my 1st Valentine’s Day in Poland more than 10 years ago. I was surprised to find out that St. Valentine’s Day was new to Poland at that time especially considering that it is a saint’s day and…

Life in Poland

I am a Lucky Duck

I would like to thank Stardust for awarding my blog with the Kreativ Blogger Award. This award isn’t so much of an award in the traditional sense as it is a recognition that someone really likes your blog and…